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slide plate

slide plate noun: a linear bearing that may be part of the expansion joints of bridges, high temperature horizontal ducts of water-tube boilers and other mechanical or structural engineering applications.

Noun

slide plate (plural slide plates)

  1. A linear bearing that may be part of the expansion joints of bridges, high temperature horizontal ducts of water-tube boilers and other mechanical or structural engineering applications.
  2. A component that facilitates the swift attachment and detachment of a camera from a tripod or other support system.

Forms of slide plate

pluralslide plates

Questions about slide plate

What does slide plate mean?
Slide plate means a linear bearing that may be part of the expansion joints of bridges, high temperature horizontal ducts of water-tube boilers and other mechanical or structural engineering applications.
What part of speech is slide plate?
Slide plate is a noun.
What is the plural of slide plate?
The plural of slide plate is slide plates.

Words near slide plate in the dictionary

  1. slide into the DMs
  2. slide job
  3. slide off
  4. slide phone
  5. slide phones
  6. slide plate
  7. slide plates
  8. slide projector
  9. slide projectors
  10. slide rest
  11. slide rests

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